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Re: Advice needed re nosema cerana testing

Had some hives go off feed so got out the microscope got 25 bees and 25 ml water in a sandwich bag then roll over with a round jar. Wow had 30 million per bee think will treat with fumagillin thinking a dry feed treatment.

Re: Advice needed re nosema cerana testing

You might consider drenching with HBH a couple of times. If they're off feed, why would they take dry feed. Some beekeepers have reported successful treatment with about a cup of HBH poured between the frames.

Re: Advice needed re nosema cerana testing

Don't use antibiotics here so no personal experience, but a Canadian beekeeper told me that to treat a bad A. ceranae infection with fumagillin, if it's a bad infection the bees go off their feed and will not take the syrup. So the first application should be sprayed over the bees so they are forced to lick it off. This gets them into good enough shape for a normal treatment a week or so later.